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 [ 2 syll. dor-cas, do-rc-as ] The girl name Dorcas is pronounced as DAORKahS KEY. Dorcas is used chiefly in English and it is derived from Aramaic origins. Biblical name derived from the word 'dorkas' with the meaning gazelle, doe, roe. The name appeared in the Bible as the Greek translation of the Aramaic Tabitha rather than a name in its own right; it does not appear to have been used as a personal name in ancient Greece. Due to the biblical mention, it was adopted by early Christians, and by English Puritans later in the 16th century. In Scotland, it is sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Deòiridh. The name has been borne by a key character in the Elizabethan era stage play The Merry Devil of Edmonton (1604) and a shepherdess in the William Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale (1623). The name Dorkas (English) is a form of Dorcas. See also the related forms, Deòiridh (Scottish) and Tabitha (English and German). Dorcas is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1923 with 0.011% of baby girls being named Dorcas. It had a ranking of #613 then. The baby name has experienced a substantial fall in popularity since then, and is today of irregular use. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Dorcas, Tabitha (English and German) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Dorcas include Darcee (English), Darcey (English), Darci (English), Darcie (English), Darcy (English), Darice (English and Greek), Darka (Czech), Darsey (English), Darsha (Indian), Darsi (English), Darsie (English), Dorice (English), Doris (English, German, and Greek), Dorise (English), Dorka (Czech, Polish, and Russian), Dorkas (English), Dorris (English), Draga (Slavic), Dreesa (English), and Dreesha (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Dorcas: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
